Safety body blames PIA, CAA for 2016 air crash The Safety Investigation
Board (SIB) tasked with a probe into the 2016 crash of a domestic flight
that killed all the 47 people on board, including singer-turned-evangelist
Junaid Jamshed, has found a ‘lapse’ on the part of the Pakistan
International Airlines (PIA).

Modi suffers biggest state
election loss The
ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was set to lose power in three key of states
Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, dealing Prime
Minister Narendra Modi his biggest defeat since he took office in 2014

China summons US ambassador over Huawei arrestThe arrest
of Meng Wanzhou, who faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking
dealings with Iran, has infuriated Beijing, threatening to disrupt a trade
war truce between China and the United States.

Afghanistan Elections.
The poll is seen as a crucial test for next year's presidential election and
an important milestone ahead of a UN meeting in Geneva in November where
Afghanistan is under pressure to show progress on "democratic processes".

BTS Makes History.
South Korean seven-member boy band, which topped the US charts this year, is
among the magazine’s list of ‘Next Generation Leaders’ as it continues its
world tour.

Pakistan visit not political: Navjot
SidhuUnder fire for the Pakistan visit, Navjot Singh
Sidhu asserted it was a personal invite from Imran Khan.
Sidhu
explained that he was unable to attend Vajpayee’s funeral as the news
reached him late.

A new start or rerun in Korean Peninsula
The highly choreographed meeting was performed by the two lead actors
almost exactly as scripted.
But many impromptu moments of congeniality, which drew laughs from the
audience as well as from the actors themselves, highlighted the two
sides’ eagerness to make the summit a success.

Koreas Talk Peace
The recent summit held between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and
North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un appears to have done all.

A Worrying New World Order
The EU has been slow to act in the Caucasus, and too wary of upsetting
Russia, concedes one deeply Atlanticist minister. But the sad reality is
that, in Georgia, “the Americans have been struggling to know what to
do.” It is a revealing comment

US approaches Moscow
for truce?
The summit would aim at resolving longstanding differences between the
U.S. and Russia on issues including Syria, Ukraine, and nuclear arms
control.

Turkey,
the most dangerous country.
Analysts believe Turkey as the most dangerous in the Middle East region.
Because Erdogan is a wild card who shifts his allegiances every five
minutes and has so much to prove. Many have equally applied the same
argument toward Israel.

Muslim Brotherhood Leader Life Sentence Upheld
Badie, 74, was convicted for his role in violence that broke out in the
Suez Canal city of Ismailia days after the army, led by then General
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, toppled President Mohamed Mursi.

US to Drop
Pakistan as Ally - sanctions in the offing? US State department is
contemplating over dropping Pakistan's name from non-NATO ally to put more
pressure on the country. Having supported successive dictators in Pakistan,
there is a realization in the US administration that the time now is to back
India.

Maduro
Claims Election Win Maduro had
insisted that a new constituent assembly would help restore peace in the
oil-rich nation. But analysts warned that the vote was likely to further
heighten tensions within the country – and further isolate it on the
diplomatic stage.